<p class="title">BJP national joint general secretary B L Santhosh was on Sunday appointed as party's general secretary (organisation), considered the second most powerful position in the BJP after its president.</p>.<p class="title">Santhosh, who hails from Karnataka's Chamarajanagara, succeeds Ramlal, who returned to the RSS after serving 13 years in the powerful post.</p>.<p class="title">Ramlal has been appointed as 'Akhil Bhartiya Sah Sampark Pramukh' in the RSS.</p>.<p class="title">The post of general secretary (organisation) in the BJP has always been held by a full-time functionary of the RSS and he plays a key role in the party's organisational affairs.</p>.<p class="title">The general secretary (organisation) acts as a bridge between the Sangh and the BJP.</p>.<p class="title">This position was earlier held by prominent leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sundar Singh Bhandari, K N Govindacharya and Sanjay Joshi.</p>.<p class="title">Santhosh's appointment comes at a time when the BJP is attempting to unseat the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka. He and former chief minister and Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa do not share a great relationship.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A Bachelor of Engineering in instrumentation technology, he started his career in the RSS as a 'nagara karyavaha' in Bengaluru. He was Karnataka BJP general secretary (organisation) for eight years since 2006.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In 2014, he was made national joint general secretary (organisation) and has been touring the southern states for party work.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The BJP has described Ramlal’s transfer back to Sangh as a "routine practice", as reported by <em>DH, </em> but this could be an indication of more changes likely to happen post the change in leadership role in different states.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Ramlal, Santhosh tweeted on Saturday, "it was 12 years of learning with Ramlal from 2006... I was deputed to political field along with him... Calm, composed, attention to details were his hallmark... He was a father figure to many like me... Back to Sangh work. Wish you all the best-ji...We will miss you."</p>
<p class="title">BJP national joint general secretary B L Santhosh was on Sunday appointed as party's general secretary (organisation), considered the second most powerful position in the BJP after its president.</p>.<p class="title">Santhosh, who hails from Karnataka's Chamarajanagara, succeeds Ramlal, who returned to the RSS after serving 13 years in the powerful post.</p>.<p class="title">Ramlal has been appointed as 'Akhil Bhartiya Sah Sampark Pramukh' in the RSS.</p>.<p class="title">The post of general secretary (organisation) in the BJP has always been held by a full-time functionary of the RSS and he plays a key role in the party's organisational affairs.</p>.<p class="title">The general secretary (organisation) acts as a bridge between the Sangh and the BJP.</p>.<p class="title">This position was earlier held by prominent leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sundar Singh Bhandari, K N Govindacharya and Sanjay Joshi.</p>.<p class="title">Santhosh's appointment comes at a time when the BJP is attempting to unseat the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka. He and former chief minister and Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa do not share a great relationship.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A Bachelor of Engineering in instrumentation technology, he started his career in the RSS as a 'nagara karyavaha' in Bengaluru. He was Karnataka BJP general secretary (organisation) for eight years since 2006.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In 2014, he was made national joint general secretary (organisation) and has been touring the southern states for party work.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The BJP has described Ramlal’s transfer back to Sangh as a "routine practice", as reported by <em>DH, </em> but this could be an indication of more changes likely to happen post the change in leadership role in different states.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Ramlal, Santhosh tweeted on Saturday, "it was 12 years of learning with Ramlal from 2006... I was deputed to political field along with him... Calm, composed, attention to details were his hallmark... He was a father figure to many like me... Back to Sangh work. Wish you all the best-ji...We will miss you."</p>
